Verizon Communications (VZ) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Verizon Communications (VZ) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 4.01% for Q2 2026, down 0.87 percentage points from 4.88% a year earlier and down 0.31 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Verizon Communications (VZ) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Verizon Communications' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 4.46%, down 0.23 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -1.57 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Verizon Communications' Return on Assets [ROA] was 4.69% in FY2024 (+1.51 pp), 3.18% in FY2023 (-2.65 pp), 5.83% in FY2022 (-0.79 pp) and 6.62% in FY2021 (+0.59 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.39 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q3 2025, with a gain of 2.56 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2024, with a drop of 2.89 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was 4.32% (Q1 2026), 4.44% (Q4 2025) and 5.25% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verizon Communications | 191.00 Bn | 155.40 Bn | 27.03 Bn | 4.01% |
| 2 | T-Mobile US | 173.83 Bn | 158.58 Bn | 14.76 Bn | 4.93% |
| 3 | At&T | 166.58 Bn | 114.53 Bn | 25.82 Bn | 5.42% |
| 4 | Grupo Televisa, S.A.B | 140.00 Bn | 128.63 Bn | 318.12 Mn | -2.93% |
| 5 | Comcast | 76.75 Bn | 41.00 Bn | - | 4.16% |
| 6 | Chunghwa Telecom | 35.34 Bn | 31.19 Bn | 728.80 Mn | 1.94% |
| 7 | EchoStar | 25.60 Bn | 16.74 Bn | 1.65 Bn | -14.06% |
| 8 | AST SpaceMobile | 22.19 Bn | 22.70 Bn | 7.95 Mn | -13.62% |
| 9 | Bce | 18.58 Bn | 16.90 Bn | - | 10.78% |
| 10 | Telefonica Brasil | 18.15 Bn | 12.15 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 31.70% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.01% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.44% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.88% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.69% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.70% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.09% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.16% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.59% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.68% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.82% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.31% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.79% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.99% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.28% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.43% |
API Access
Verizon Communications Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=VZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "VZ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=VZ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();